The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) has appointed its business director Nikki Munsie and its project manager and consultant Hlamazi Mabunda to its board as directors.
Furthermore, the IAS has appointed former South African Ambassador to Switzerland, Dr Konji Sebati as director and non-executive chairman of the IAS board. 24 Jan 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) South Africa has hired Jason Cleghorn as its new head of marketing across the Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Fiat, Abarth and Fiat brands.
Cleghorn joins FCA from Maserati South Africa, where he was employed as the marketing director for sub-Saharan Africa for the last three years. 15 Jan 2019

Michelle Beckmann is Fizz Marketing's new director. She crafted and delivered key events for the company over the past three years.
As director, Beckmann will take on the day-to-day operational management and client liaison at Fizz. She has more than 13 years' experience in agency and corporate marketing and events management.
Before joining the Fizz team, she worked in Microsoft's Central Marketing Organisation and its product marketing division, and prior to that, she worked for the Penquin creative agency. 3 Oct 2018

Underwriting management agency Stalker Hutchison Admiral (Sha) has appointed Nontuthuko Mhlungu as its PR, brand, and marketing manager, a role which has been vacant in the company for 18 months.
Mhlungu is responsible for driving the Sha brand forward and ensuring a strong presence within the liability underwriting space in her new position.
She joined the company three years ago and was previously its PR and media specialist and digital distribution specialist. 16 Aug 2018

MUA Insurance Acceptances has appointed Michelle Ashen-Abrahams as its new head of brand and marketing.
The position was recently created by the MUA Board as part of the company's new brand and marketing strategy.
Ashen-Abrahams has over a decade of short-term insurance experience. 10 Aug 2018

Konica Minolta South Africa has appointed Leonerd Purinta to spearhead a communications campaign and to handle all of its social media platforms from 13 August 2018.
Leonerd has 11 years' experience in the business automation and printing industry. 8 Aug 2018

Ford Motor Company has named Jacques Brent as its new director of product marketing.
Mark Ovenden has been appointed as Brent's replacement.
Ovenden is to take the role of president for Ford Middle East and Africa. 4 Jun 2018

The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) has selected Hlamazi Mabunda as its new project manager and consultant.
Mabunda will be responsible for managing IAS' new services and its other work-related matters in her new role. 23 Aug 2017

Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants yesterday announced that they have appointed Moliehi Molekoa as its acting-managing director and Mary Gearing as its acting-deputy managing director.
Both new appointees have been with Magna Carta for 12 years and both have a combined experience of 23 years in the industry. 1 Aug 2017